Brazil
History
1. The Portuguese were the first European settlers to arrive in the area
2. Led by BLANK in 1500
3. The Portuguese reportedly found native Indians numbering around BLANK 
4. Most tribes were nomadic, with only limited agriculture and tem-BLANK inhabitants. 
5. BLANK appears to have been richly developed, although both tribal warfare and cannibalism were ever-present. 
6. The few remaining traces of Brazil's Indian tribes reveal little of their lifestyle, unlike the evidence from other BLANK.
7. Today, fewer than BLANK of Brazil's indigenous people survive, most of who inhabit the jungle areas.
8. Other Portuguese explorers followed looking for goods for European trade but also for unsettled land and the opportunity to escape poverty in Portugal itself.  
9. The only item of value they discovered was the pau do brasil (BLANK) from which they created red dye. 
10. Unlike the colonizing philosophy of the Spanish, the Portuguese in Brazil were much less focused at first on conquering, controlling, and developing the country. 
11. Most were impoverished sailors, who were far more interested in BLANK and subsistence BLANK than in territorial expansion. The country's interior remained unexplored.
12. BLANK , and with it came imported slaves. 
13. In the 19th century BLANK as Brazil's most important product. The boom in BLANK brought a wave of almost one million BLANK, mostly Italians, and also brought about the Brazilian republic. 

Population
14. Brazil has the BLANK  largest population in the world--about BLANK million people--which has doubled in the past BLANK years. Because of its size, there are only BLANK people per square kilometer, concentrated mainly along the coast and in the major cities, where two-thirds of the people now live: over BLANK million in greater Sao Paulo and BLANK million in greater Rio.

Language
16. The immigrant BLANK language was greatly influenced by the numerous Indian and African dialects they encountered, but it remains the BLANK in Brazil today. In fact, the BLANK has become the dominant influence in the development of the Portuguese language, for the simple reason that Brazil has BLANK times the population of Portugal and a much more dynamic linguistic environment.  

Tourism
17. Cities, beaches, BLANK and Rainforest, adventure tourism, ecotourism, culture
BLANK, Sao Paulo, Brasilia: modern cities with world class restaurants, shopping, and BLANK
18. tropical climate, over 8,000 white sand beaches, seasons reversed due to southern hemisphere location (BLANK)
19. pristine natural environment, boat tours on  the BLANK, heritage sites
20. white water rafting, hiking, sailing, forest tours, camping, spelunking, scuba diving
21. BLANK: growing in popularity and availability, natural reserves, environmental protection, diving tours, BLANK, swimming in lagoons, qualified guides, strong culture and customs, BLANK, soccer,  BLANK, beef, fowl, seafood, fruits, music & dance tied to religion, BLANK. 



